Category: IA News

The Simons Center for Ethical Leadership and Interagency Cooperation announces a call for papers for the InterAgency Journal, to be published in Spring of 2023. The InterAgency Journal seeks thoughtful articles that provide insight and fresh thinking in advancing the knowledge, understanding, and practice of ethical leadership, interagency coordination, cooperation, and collaboration.  The general focus […]

In the February 2023 episode of the podcast “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation,” host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy is joined by Admiral Michael Franken and Ambassador Geeta Pasi. McCarthy and her guests talk about shifting U.S. strategic interests in Africa, the key role of the U.S. base in Djibouti, the challenge of regional […]

In the December 2022 episode of the podcast “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation,” host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy is joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Daniel Erikson and Ambassador Luis Arreaga. Together, the three discuss U.S. military and diplomatic engagement with the western hemisphere, with a focus on Latin America. They also […]

In July 2022, the White House published the “United States Government Women, Peace, and Security Report to Congress.” The “Women, Peace, and Security” report is the second report to Congress evaluating the progress of the U.S. government in advancing the goals of 2019 U.S. Women Peace and Security Strategy, and focuses on the progress made across […]

The Simons Center for Ethical Leadership and Interagency Cooperation announces a call for papers for the InterAgency Journal, to be published in October, 2022. The InterAgency Journal seeks thoughtful articles that provide insight and fresh thinking in advancing the knowledge, understanding, and practice of ethical leadership, interagency coordination, cooperation, and collaboration.  The general focus of […]

In the February 2022 episode of the podcast “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation,” host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy is joined by General Robert Abrams and Ambassador Harry Harris. Together, the three discuss U.S. diplomatic-military engagement with North Korea during the Trump Administration. General Abrams served as Commander United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces […]

The United States Army released its new climate strategy on Feb. 8. The strategy aims to prepare Soldiers for a future impacted by climate change, and focuses on three lines of effort – Army installations, acquisition and logistics, and training. Included in the strategy are goals to reduce the Army’s emissions by 50% by 2030, […]

In the latest episode of “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation” podcast host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy discusses the diplomacy in Russia with Ambassador Jon Huntsman and Admiral David Manero. McCarthy’s guests examine the effects of the large expulsion of U.S. diplomats from Russia during a period of heightened tensions, their ground game to […]

In the latest episode of “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation” podcast host Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy discusses the front lines in Syria with Ambassador William Roebuck and Brigadier General Jasper Jeffers. Together, they examine how the U.S. diplomatic team in northeastern Syria was embedded and partnered with U.S. Special Forces, and the pushback […]

On June 2, the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families released their initial progress report. The task force was established in February through Executive Order 14011 with the mission to reunite children separated from their families at the United States-Mexico border. E.O. 14011 also directs the Task Force to provide recommendations on providing […]